1. Define the terms: culture, ethnicity, and race; define terms relative to misperception of groups.
2. Explain the effects of culture on risk, morbidity and mortality in the U.S. population.
3. Compare world views of people from different cultural groups regarding time, tradition, family, as these relate to the practice of medicine.
4. Differentiate between assimilation and separatism.
5. Summarize the effects of culture on the provider-patient relationship, the medical encounter, psychiatic symptom reporting and on sick role behavior.
6. Discuss the use of interpreters in the clinical encounter.
7. Predict common emotional problems in refugees and those that hvae immigrated to the U.S. List typical questions in an immigration history.
8. Describe the phases of acculturation. Explain the major stressors in the acculturation process.
9. Describe the culture bound syndromes of amok, ataque de nervios, susto, rootwork, koro, and piblokto.
10. Demonstrate ways to improve cross cultural communication in a clinical setting, using the LEARN model.
Culture and Behavior
1. Define the terms: culture, ethnicity, and race; define terms relative to misperception of groups.
2. Explain the effects of culture on risk, morbidity and mortality in the U.S. population.
3. Compare world views of people from different cultural groups regarding time, tradition, family, as these relate to the practice of medicine.
4. Differentiate between assimilation and separatism.
5. Summarize the effects of culture on the provider-patient relationship, the medical encounter, psychiatic symptom reporting and on sick role behavior.
6. Discuss the use of interpreters in the clinical encounter.
7. Predict common emotional problems in refugees and those that hvae immigrated to the U.S. List typical questions in an immigration history.
8. Describe the phases of acculturation. Explain the major stressors in the acculturation process.
9. Describe the culture bound syndromes of amok, ataque de nervios, susto, rootwork, koro, and piblokto.
10. Demonstrate ways to improve cross cultural communication in a clinical setting, using the LEARN model.